The study conducted by our undergraduate students of Marmara University Nanotechnology and Biomaterials Application and Research Center (NBUAM) was accepted by the medical journal “Cartilage”.

“Artificial Cartilage” project that has been developed by our students in NBUAM was accepted with the name of "Investigation of the 3D-Printed Polycaprolactone / Polyvinylpyrrolidone based Constructs”, to be included in the “Cartilage Journal” published by “International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society and Sage Publishing.

The same study was also presented by Muhammet Sefa İzgördü at the conference named “International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering” between May 8-10, 2019 in Granada, Spain, and received great appreciation.

By producing artificial cartilage through 3-dimensional bioprinter at the end of this project, alternative biomaterials for cartilage treatments were produced. Mesenchymal stem cells were used to produce this tissue that has the natural structure of the human body. Being biocompatible of cells with produced cartilage structures shows that produced artificial cartilage has the potential to replace worn cartilage.

The next step in the development of artificial cartilage will be to test for the treatment of animals.

We congratulate our undergraduate students Muhammet İzgördü and Evren İsa Uzgur, our doctoral student Songül Ulağ and our faculty members and wish them continued success.